Chapter 896

Margaret, busy in the room with Dalton, noticed the sound of someone at the door. She knocked

softly on the closet door. “Ms. Jent, Mrs. Jardin is back,” she announced quietly.

Madelyn, alerted by Margaret’s gentle warning, quickly got up, tucked her cellphone into the box,

and hid it back in its secret spot. Zach, overhearing the faint murmur of voices, gently opened the

door and stepped inside. He scanned the room carefully but did not immediately see Madelyn.

Margaret feigned surprise and said, “Oh! Ms. Jent is right in the walk-in closet, trying to pick out

some clothes. She mentioned wanting to mix up her wardrobe with something new and lively.”

Zach did not question Margaret’s made-up story. He valued her support for Madelyn and did not

think it was right to scold her. As he opened the closet door, he saw Madelyn stepping out,

holding onto some old pajamas. However, it wasn’t the pajamas that grabbed Zach’s notice; it was

Madelyn’s eyes, red and swollen from crying. Concerned, he reached out, asking, “Have you been

crying?”

back from his hand, worried he might see the truth in

sound calm,

me see,” Zach said, moving closer with a

okay now,” trying to put

and eventually reached Madelyn’s feet. She glanced down

himself up, his

for her. Despite

she picked up Dalton and carried him away from the

room, Zach turned to face Margaret. His expression was

and it was enough to make Margaret

by Zach’s intense look, said, “Mr. Jardin, please, that’s a very serious gaze.” She

tends to keep to herself. She just came in a little while ago.

I

was feeding Dalton when the doorbell soon rang. As the

stepped in

surprise to see you, especially with a baby,” she

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stirred the pot of sweet fruit soup, she could not shake a feeling of worry-her harmless little white lie had been

over the stories Margaret had concocted for her, was hit

refuse the delivery, she gave it a second

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